Cultivation of herb-rich grassland

9 August 2021 - Livestock

Herb-rich grassland differs from conventional grassland in a number of ways and has a number of advantages in cultivation and feed value. For herbs to flourish in grassland, however, cultivation requires different management.

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Fixing C in a changing climate: a new N challenge?

28 June 2021 - Soil Carbon Check

Building up organic matter while keeping nitrogen levels under control takes some working out. By carbon fixation you add nitrogen to the field and this can be released - sometimes very haphazardly - as a result of mineralisation.

Fertilizer advice based on expected yield

23 June 2021 - Arable farming

Fertilizer advice based on expected yield

Soil Crop Monitor: the ideal sampling moment

17 June 2021 - Livestock - Arable farming

A cold and wet spring followed by high temperatures. The crops are shooting out of the ground. Can they absorb enough nutrients? Start now with Soil Crop Monitor. This gives you insight into the availability of nutrients in the soil and in the uptake by the crop.

PCR-test for ToBRFV in seeds

2 June 2021

The EU has tightened up the rules for controlling the spread of the highly damaging ToBRFV. Eurofins Agro can perform a PCR test on seeds for in-house information gathering.

Spotlight on calcium

1 June 2021

In this edition of our series on nutrients for horticultural crops, we focus on calcium (Ca). This is the fourth article in this series, after nitrogen (N), phosphorus (P) and potassium (K).

Keep an eye on disinfector efficacy

1 June 2021

One in five samples of the greenhouse disinfection systems still exceeds the target value. This is revealed by the water samples taken with the DisinfectorCheck over the past five years.

Fast analysis and advice for Chinese growers

20 May 2021

For greenhouse horticulture testing, Chinese growers can use the local Eurofins laboratory in Suzhou in eastern China. For this purpose Van Iperen Int. and Eurofins Agro have recently signed an agreement.

Hybrid lighting and composition of plant sap

26 January 2021

Eurofins is collaborating in a cucumber trial to test efficient lighting for high-wire cucumber cultivation. Plant sap and dry matter will be analyzed.

Spotlight on potassium

25 January 2021

Like nitrogen (N) and phosphorus (P), potassium (K) is an important nutrient. The nutrient plays a leading role in the development of a crop.